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== History ==
== History ==
Historically Sunnyside is one of Calgary's oldest communities. Originally home to many [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] and Eau Claire Sawmill employees<ref>[http://www.calgaryarea.com/nw/hillhurstsunnyside/communitynews/history.htm Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association - History]</ref>, Sunnyside now attracts urban professionals and their families due to its quite neighbourhood atmosphere and close proximity to Calgary's active downtown.
Historically Sunnyside is one of Calgary's oldest communities. Originally home to many [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] and Eau Claire Sawmill employees<ref>[http://www.calgaryarea.com/nw/hillhurstsunnyside/communitynews/history.htm Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association - History]</ref>, Sunnyside now attracts urban professionals and their families due to its quiet neighbourhood atmosphere and close proximity to Calgary's active downtown.


== Political Boundaries ==
== Political Boundaries ==
Sunnyside falls within the riding of [[Calgary_City_Council#Ward_7 | Ward 7]] currently held by [[Calgary_City_Council | Alderman]] [[Druh Farrell]]<ref>[http://www.calgary.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_104_0_0_35/http;/content.calgary.ca/CCA/City%20Hall/Municipal%20Government/Office%20of%20the%20Aldermen/Ward%20Offices/Ward%207/Ward%207.htm City of Calgary Ward 7 Profile]</ref>.
Municipally, Sunnyside falls within the riding of [[Calgary_City_Council#Ward_7 | Ward 7]] currently held by [[Calgary_City_Council | Alderman]] [[Druh Farrell]].<ref>[http://www.calgary.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_104_0_0_35/http;/content.calgary.ca/CCA/City%20Hall/Municipal%20Government/Office%20of%20the%20Aldermen/Ward%20Offices/Ward%207/Ward%207.htm City of Calgary Ward 7 Profile]</ref> Provincially, Sunnyside is located in the electoral district of [[Calgary Mountain View]]<ref>[http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/maps/nb/18.pdf Elections Alberta - Calgary Mountain View]</ref> and is held by [[Alberta Liberal Party | Liberal]] [[Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly | MLA]] [[David Swann]]. On the federal level, Sunnyside resides in the electoral district (called a riding) of [[Calgary Centre-North]] and is held by MP [[Jim Prentice]].


==See also==
==See also==

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Sunnyside is a community in Calgary, Alberta located on the north side of the Bow River adjacent to Calgary's downtown.

Geography

Sunnyside is bounded by Center Street on the east and by 10th Street NW on the west. On the north Sunnyside is bounded by M.C. Hugh Bluff Park and on the south by Memorial Drive.[1] The Kensington Business Reivalization Zone is also partly located in Sunnyside, with the remainder residing in Hillhurst.

Demographics

Sunnyside is primarily a residential area with the majority of land used for single family homes, apartments and condominiums. The 2003 Calgary Census indicated Sunnyside had a population of 3740 individuals of which slightly more than half were living in non-family situations. 48.7% of the population is between the ages of 20 and 34, and 43.2% of the population has some form of university degree. In 2000 Sunnyside residents had a mean income of $42,325 a year.[2]

Sunnyside has an elementary school[3], a station on the C-Train (Calgary's Light Rail Transit system), and a grocery store as well as many popular restraunts, coffee shops, and boutique stores.

History

Historically Sunnyside is one of Calgary's oldest communities. Originally home to many Canadian Pacific Railway and Eau Claire Sawmill employees[4], Sunnyside now attracts urban professionals and their families due to its quiet neighbourhood atmosphere and close proximity to Calgary's active downtown.

Political Boundaries

Municipally, Sunnyside falls within the riding of Ward 7 currently held by Alderman Druh Farrell.[5] Provincially, Sunnyside is located in the electoral district of Calgary Mountain View[6] and is held by Liberal MLA David Swann. On the federal level, Sunnyside resides in the electoral district (called a riding) of Calgary Centre-North and is held by MP Jim Prentice.

See also

References